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Japan to Launch Global Manga Platform to Fight Piracy

It's reported that the Japanese government is about to launch a single global manga platform with the involvement of publishers, technology companies, academic partners, and distribution services. In that, it will make available legally distributed Japanese manga to international readers to reduce piracy and increase licensing revenue for Japanese content overseas. This platform is part of a broader cultural export strategy that treats manga, along with anime and games, as a major soft‑power and export industry. Ambitious targets are now set for the international reach of Japanese pop culture content over the coming decade. What's the Plan: Unified Platform, Legal Access, AI‑Powered Translation The platform would include, under the proposal, publishing companies, digital distributors, technology companies providing infrastructure and payment systems, and academic institutions associated with language or translation research.…